Dust Before Dawn (Version 3)

Verse

Your boots are dusty on the dashboard floor

A sunrise haze is crawling through the door

I was chasing city lights all night before

But you brought the country to this old machine's roar

The engine purrs like it knows what's coming next

Every mile we take gets us out of someone else's stress

Pre-Chorus

Can you feel it rising in your chest?

Do you hear it calling on the wind like a restless guest?

Hold my hand through this last patch of dark and grey

Before we cross into brand new day

Chorus

Dust before dawn, dust before dawn

Every mile is taking us further from where we started and gone

Dust before dawn, dust before dawn

Riding right into the sun

Verse

We took a dirt road when the asphalt went away

You drove with your eyes closed while I navigated through the gray

A raccoon crossed in front of us with a cautious little pace

And I swear he knew exactly where we were headed for this place

Your hair's blowing back and you're singing along to nothing but air

I'm counting every breath until our own private sunrise glare

The world outside is waking up, it's turning into gold

Every mile is burning off the things that weigh us down like lead

Pre-Chorus

Can you feel it rising in your chest?

Do you hear it calling on the wind like a restless guest?

Hold my hand through this last patch of dark and grey

Before we cross into brand new day

Chorus

Dust before dawn, dust before dawn

Every mile is taking us further from where we started and gone

Dust before dawn, dust before dawn

Riding right into the sun

Bridge

Maybe we're not running from our past at all

Maybe this is just a different kind of map to find what's real

So hold my hand through these last few miles of dark

Cause right behind them there's a whole world full of spark

We've got dust on the dashboard, sun coming up slow

And I wouldn't trade this ride for anything that I know

Chorus

Dust before dawn, dust before dawn

Every mile is taking us further from where we started and gone

Dust before dawn, dust before dawn

Riding right into the sun